"You planned on leaving me to step out myself?" I gasped, my eyes wide in faux hurt as I slipped my arm into his. "Of course. But when I remembered how good your dress looked, I had a change of mind. Wouldn't want the party ending before it even begins." "You're impossible, Asher." I hit his arm
ASHER.Our honeymoon began and ended on grand style. I made sure of that. Few days later, we returned back to the palace in readiness for the triplets' birthday. We touched down at the airport about thirty minutes ago and Sophia was fast asleep in my arms. It was dark out and the ride back to the
Pushing to my feet, I wiped my face before pulling the door open and stepping out. Sophia must have noticed I was no longer in bed because she was already awake and sitting in the bed. She turned when she heard the sound of my footsteps coming into the bedroom and as soon as she saw me, a look of
TRIGGER WARNINGASHER. I stood by the river bank, watching as her body got attached to a bamboo shaft. The river led right into the seas on the east coast and after the required rituals had been carried out, she was pushed into the water and left to float away. I didn't wait another minute, just
"You can't do this."She whimpered softly before her voice morphed into a piercing scream. "You can't do this!"Sadly, I could. Her father had given my permission to punish her as the law seemed fit. I did it. I stood at the side, watching as they filed out of the dungeon, their hands tied behind
SOPHIA. Watching Asher pay his last respects to his mother along with the others had been nerve wracking. He looked forlorn and all I wanted to do was reach for him and wrap him in a hug but he was too busy listening to the Priest and trying hard not to cry. Her body remained floating in the rive
His fingers sank into my waist and tightened before he grabbed me by the chin and looked at me. "You're doing this on purpose, right?" A smirk curled my lip to the side. "Maybe. Maybe not. Let's take a seat anyway." He pulled a seat out for me before doing the same for himself but the whole time,
SOPHIA. I lay stark naked on the table, surrounded by candlelight, food and drinks. Asher was too concerned about my body to care about the food. He pushed a few plates aside and pressed his lips into my thighs, inhaling softly as the tip of my nose skimmed my skin. "Fuck. You smell nice as hell,